Robinhood Reclaims Bankman-Fried's Stake From Uncle Sam's Vault
Portfolio Pulse from AJ Fabino
Robinhood Markets Inc (NASDAQ:HOOD) has announced an agreement to repurchase 55.3 million shares of its own stock from the U.S. government for $605.7 million. The shares were initially seized from Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX, following his bankruptcy and ongoing legal issues. The repurchase agreement pushed Robinhood's shares up by nearly 3% in Friday's early session.
September 01, 2023 | 2:14 pm
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Robinhood's repurchase of 55.3 million shares from the U.S. government has pushed its shares up by nearly 3%.
The repurchase of a significant number of shares by Robinhood from the U.S. government has led to a positive impact on its stock price. This is likely due to the perceived increase in value from the repurchase, as well as the resolution of some of the uncertainty surrounding the shares that were initially seized from Sam Bankman-Fried.
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